DHSC: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2026
Published 24 September 2026
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Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) at Senior Civil Service (SCS) levels SCS1 and SCS2 and equivalents. This includes special advisers of equivalent standing.
Lucy Vickers
Full name of applicant: Lucy Vickers
Title of former Civil Service role: Chief Data Officer
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 4 May 2026
New employer: Health Data Research UK
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Chief Data Officer, 5 May 2026
Department’s decision on application
Confirmed with the following conditions:
- no involvement in bids or lobbying related to DHSC and its agencies for one year following departure from the Civil Service
- contact the department through official channels only
- privileged information from time in government should not be used or disclosed